Lucy ran the 6,000m course in 20:08.1, winning by two seconds. Senior Holly van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) also finished in the top 10 for the second straight meet, taking eighth (20:27.1).
"Once again, Lucy and Holly showed they are among the best cross country runners in the country," head coach Andy Ronan said. "For the team, it was the second part of our preparation for the championship season that starts in two weeks. We are happy with today's performance, but we have more preparation to do, as we move towards the meets that count."
The twin sisters were backed up by a season-best run from junior Hayley Green (Wellington, New Zealand) in 25th spot (20.57.3). Freshman Annie Keown (Auckland, New Zealand) took 50th place and the scoring five was rounded out by freshman Olivia Burne (Palmerston North, New Zealand) 132nd place (22:05.2). This was the highest finish at the Pre-National meet (6th in 2008).
On the men's side, junior Gerard Harley (Setauket, N.Y.) led the men's team at the Princeton Invitational with a time of 25:13. Also scoring for the Seawolves were freshman Daniel Denis (Bayport, N.Y.) (26:08.60), junior Mark Appledorf (Hauppauge, N.Y.) (26:14.30), freshman Carlos Roa (Jamaica, N.Y.) (26:23.60) and junior Alex Varone (Providence, R.I.) (26:53.40).
